In correspondence with a passionate abolitionist in London, the great American orator didn't hold back when talking about the ...

This is what Douglass and Lincoln did. They were sharply aware of America’s sins, but they saw that the way to make a more just society was through charity and through a recollection of our best ...

Today is Wednesday, Feb. 12, the 43rd day of 2025. There are 322 days left in the year. Today in history: Advertisement Article continues below this ad On Feb. 12, 1999, the Senate voted to acquit ...

In late 1859 Abraham Lincoln, prodded by Jesse W. Fell of Normal, penned a brief autobiographical sketch that helped get him elected president the following year. Today this autobiography is ...

Abraham Lincoln was a politician, though people like to describe him in ways that sound more noble. Contemporaries considered him a Christlike figure who suffered and died so that his nation might ...

On a February afternoon in 1864, Abraham Lincoln stood outside the White House, waiting impatiently for the presidential carriage he had summoned for a trip down Pennsylvania Avenue to Mathew Brady’s ...

Bobby Poirier and J.B. Waterman depict Capt. David Derickson and Abraham Lincoln in "Lover of Men." (Special Occasion Studios) Debates over Abraham Lincoln's private life have lingered for years, but ...

American history enthusiasts were in for a treat when artifacts relating to U.S. president Abraham Lincoln—including his personal possessions, autograph letters, rare copies of printed works, and ...

For Lincoln impersonators like Tom Wright, the work is serious business. “When you’ve got this outfit on, you’ve got to be proper, and make sure you don’t do anything that would take away from Abraham ...